In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIf I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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